o3 vs GPT-5-Codex vs Gemini 2.5 Pro
Gemini 2.5 Pro comes out ahead, 54 to 42 and 42 on our weighted score.
OpenAIo3
42/100- ECI146.9
- Price$2.00 / $8.00
- Context200K
- OpenAI
GPT-5-Codex
42/100- ECI—
- Price$1.25 / $10.00
- Context400K
- Our pick
GoogleGemini 2.5 Pro
54/100- ECI145.3
- Price$1.25 / $10.00
- Context1.05M
Gemini 2.5 Pro is our pick
Gemini 2.5 Pro is the better all-round choice, scoring 54/100 against o3 (42) and GPT-5-Codex (42). It leads on inputs & features and context window. The score weighs price 50%, inputs & features 30%, context window 20%. None of the shared benchmarks cover every model here yet, so capability is left out of this verdict.
- CapabilityNot enough dataNo independent benchmark covers every model here yet
- Lowest priceGPT-5-Codex and Gemini 2.5 ProGPT-5-Codex $3.44 · Gemini 2.5 Pro $3.44 · o3 $3.50 per 1M tokens (3:1 blend)
- Longest contextGemini 2.5 ProGemini 2.5 Pro 1,048,576 · GPT-5-Codex 400,000 · o3 200,000 tokens
- Widest inputsGemini 2.5 Proo3: Text, Images, PDFs · GPT-5-Codex: Text, Images · Gemini 2.5 Pro: Text, Images, PDFs, Audio, Video
- Self-hostingNo open weightsAll three are available only through APIs
| Measure | Weight | o3 | GPT-5-Codex | Gemini 2.5 Pro |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price | 50% | 24 | 24 | 24 |
| Inputs & features | 30% | 80 | 70 | 100 |
| Context window | 20% | 32 | 44 | 61 |
| Overall | 100% | 42/100 | 42/100 | 54/100 |
Left out because at least one model lacks the data: capability. The remaining weights were rescaled.
Every spec in one table
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| Specification | o3OpenAI | GPT-5-CodexOpenAI | Gemini 2.5 ProGoogle |
|---|---|---|---|
| Capability | |||
| Capabilities Index (ECI) | 146.9 (best) | — | 145.3 |
| ECI rank | #63 of 148 (best) | — | #78 of 148 |
| GPQA DiamondGraduate-level science questions | 81.8% | — | 85.3% (best) |
| FrontierMath Tiers 1–3Research-level mathematics | 33.3% (best) | — | 24.6% |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024–2025Competition mathematics | 84.4% | — | 84.7% (best) |
| SWE-bench VerifiedFixing real GitHub issues | 62.3% (best) | — | 57.6% |
| SimpleQA VerifiedShort factual questions | 49.4% | — | — |
| Price per million tokens | |||
| Input | $2.00 | $1.25 (best) | $1.25 (best) |
| Output | $8.00 (best) | $10.00 | $10.00 |
| Cached input | $0.50 | — | $0.125 (best) |
| Blended (3:1) | $3.50 | $3.44 (best) | $3.44 (best) |
| Long-context rate | Same rate | Same rate | Over 200K: $2.50 / $15.00 |
| Price source | Official OpenAI API | Median of 3 providers | Official Google API |
| Limits | |||
| Context window | 200,000 tokens | 400,000 tokens | 1,048,576 tokens (best) |
| Max output | 100,000 tokens | 128,000 tokens (best) | 65,536 tokens |
| Inputs and features | |||
| Text | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Images | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| PDFs | Yes | No | Yes |
| Audio | No | No | Yes |
| Video | No | No | Yes |
| Reasoning | Yeslow · medium · high | Yes | Yes |
| Tool calling | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Structured output | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Availability | |||
| Weights | Proprietary | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| API model ID | o3 | — | gemini-2.5-pro |
| API providers | 18 | 3 | 22 (best) |
| Released | Apr 16, 2025 | Sep 15, 2025 | Jun 17, 2025 |
| Knowledge cutoff | May 2024 | Sep 30, 2024 | Jan 2025 |
What would a month cost?
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- o3$36.00
- GPT-5-Codex$32.50
- Gemini 2.5 Pro$32.50
Which should you choose?
Which is better: o3, GPT-5-Codex or Gemini 2.5 Pro?
Gemini 2.5 Pro is the better all-round choice, scoring 54/100 against o3 (42) and GPT-5-Codex (42). It leads on inputs & features and context window. The score weighs price 50%, inputs & features 30%, context window 20%. None of the shared benchmarks cover every model here yet, so capability is left out of this verdict.
Which is cheaper, o3, GPT-5-Codex or Gemini 2.5 Pro?
GPT-5-Codex is cheaper at $1.25 input / $10.00 output per million tokens (median across 3 API providers). Gemini 2.5 Pro costs $1.25 input / $10.00 output per million tokens (official Google API price); o3 costs $2.00 input / $8.00 output per million tokens (official OpenAI API price). At a typical mix of three input tokens to one output token, that is $3.44 per million tokens for GPT-5-Codex versus $3.44 for Gemini 2.5 Pro (1× as much) and $3.50 for o3 (1× as much).
Which scores higher on benchmarks?
There is no independent benchmark that covers all three models yet. o3 has an ECI of 146.9, GPT-5-Codex has not been scored yet and Gemini 2.5 Pro has an ECI of 145.3.
Which is better for coding?
There are no published SWE-bench Verified results for GPT-5-Codex yet, so there is no like-for-like coding score. Test both on a sample of your own tasks. All three support tool calling for agent workflows.
Which has the bigger context window?
Gemini 2.5 Pro has the largest context window at 1,048,576 tokens, against 400,000 for GPT-5-Codex and 200,000 for o3. Maximum output per response: o3 up to 100,000, GPT-5-Codex up to 128,000, Gemini 2.5 Pro up to 65,536 tokens.
Which can read images, PDFs, audio or video?
o3 accepts text, images and PDFs; GPT-5-Codex accepts text and images; Gemini 2.5 Pro accepts text, images, PDFs, audio and video. Gemini 2.5 Pro handles the widest range of inputs.
Are any of these open source?
No. o3, GPT-5-Codex and Gemini 2.5 Pro are proprietary and only available through APIs and apps.
Which is newer?
GPT-5-Codex is the newest, released Sep 15, 2025. Gemini 2.5 Pro came out Jun 17, 2025; o3 came out Apr 16, 2025. Knowledge cutoff: o3 May 2024, GPT-5-Codex Sep 30, 2024, Gemini 2.5 Pro Jan 2025.
How do you decide the winner?
Each model gets a 0–100 score on capability (50%, independent benchmark results); price (25%, blended price per million tokens (3 input : 1 output), log scale); inputs & features (15%, image, PDF, audio and video input, tool calling, structured output and reasoning); context window (10%, maximum tokens per request, log scale). Dimensions missing for any model are dropped and the remaining weights rescaled, so every model is judged on the same evidence. Specs and prices come from public model listings and the labs’ own API pages; capability scores come from independent benchmark runs. Data updated Oct 4, 2026.
